The story follows a stingy man who becomes irrationally obsessed with a toaster he gifted to a newlywed couple, getting entangled in a chain of mishaps involving murder and mayhem.

Rajkummar Rao plays the role of the kanjoos (miser) Ramakant, who is married to Shilpa (Sanya Malhotra). They gift a toaster worth rupees 5000 to a couple at a wedding, only to find out that it fell apart a day later. Ramakant now wants his toaster back at any cost. Trouble is compounded when searching for it, he gets entangled in a murder case. This results in a complex web of secrets and surprises, all centred around a seemingly ordinary toaster.

Toaster is a totally deranged comedy. Just when you feel you've seen it all, another new facet emerges, more preposterous than the ones that came before. The film pokes fun at the common Indian habit of bargaining over everything. Ramakant spends time arguing with the electricity company over a six-rupee refund. He even asks a shooter for a first-customer discount. You begin to wonder why Shilpa is living with such a miser, but she has quirks of her own. She is obsessed with loud true-crime shows and is a black belt in karate. Suspicious by nature, she turns amateur detective when a murder occurs in their building. Every character has their own eccentricities.

Seema Pahwa, their landlady, enjoys eating toast and has a soft spot for sob stories. Her son, played by Abhishek Banerjee, is a weedhead as well as a blackmailer. Upendra Limaye plays a policeman who works for a corrupt politician, portrayed by Jitendra Joshi. Vinod Rawat plays a perfume wholesaler who secretly aspires to be a shooter. Farah Khan plays the manager of an orphanage and treats it like her personal fiefdom, while Archana Puran Singh, the surprise package of the film, plays a widowed neighbourhood aunty with secret BDSM cravings.

The film has a screenplay by Parveez Shaikh, Akshat Ghildial and Anagh Mukherjee, and the trio keep the audience laughing by stacking one screwball situation after another. The dialogue drives the comedy and is consistently witty.

Of course, such material needs to be delivered with split-second accuracy to make an impact, and that is where this ensemble cast excels. Be it Farah Khan, Vinod Rawat, Upendra Limaye or Jitendra Joshi, they all perform with aplomb. Sanya Malhotra, as the armchair detective who is always ready to doubt her husband, adds just the right touch. Her moment of glory comes in the climax, where she indulges in some delightful slapstick action. As mentioned earlier, Archana Puran Singh is the standout surprise, and you will enjoy watching her character grow increasingly eccentric with every passing moment.

The film ultimately rests on Rajkummar Rao's able shoulders; his facial expressions, body language, and machine-gun dialogue delivery significantly enhance the comedy. Watch out for the blink-and-miss cameo by Pratik Gandhi right at the end, which serves as the cherry on top.

All in all, Toaster marks a confident debut for director Vivek Daschaudhary and producers Patralekhaa and Rao. It is a light-hearted comedy that pokes good-natured fun at people who are stingy with their money without ever hitting below the belt. The film is currently streaming on Netflix.